Coaling device



S. H. BUCHANAN.

COALING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1919.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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S .H.Buchanan' S. H. BUCHANAN.

COALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1919- 1,344,481. Patented June 22,1920.

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k I gmww S.H.B uchdnan STEWART I-IJ-IROIJI) BUCHANAN, F BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

COALING DEVICE.

Application'filed September 22, 1919.

Y To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEWART H. BU-

' CHANAN, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding-at Beaumont, inthe county of Jefferson and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Coaling Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to coal colliers, and the principal object of theinvention is to provide means for conveying the coal from the collier tothe ship. I

Among other features, the invention includes one or more containers forthe coal each provided with a gravity feed, means for breaking the coalinto small pieces, conveyer means for lifting the coal to an ele- 'vatedpoint, and adjustable spouts for clirecting the coal into the shipsbunkers. The inventlon also includes a turret 1n the collier forsupporting the various parts including the container. of each unit, withmeans for revolving the turret to bring the parts into proper positionrelative to the ship or ships to be coaled.

The invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims. 7

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a view of a collier made in accordance with my invention. 1

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the deck of the collier.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View of a portion of the ship and one of theturrets.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view through the delivery chute. I

In these views 1 indicates the hull of the collier which is providedwiththe superstructures 2 of the cabins, the forward bridge 3 and thesmoke stacks 4, which are located aft. 5 indicates the superstructuresof the coaling devices which are located amid-ship on each side of thecentral cabin.

Each coalingd'evice comprises a turret 6 located in the hull of the shipand rotatably mounted on the ball bearings The top of the turret is ofcircular formation and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1920.

Serial No. 325,437.

forms part of the deck as shown at Sin Figs. 2 and, 3. This circular top8 supports the uprights 9 of the superstructures 5. The turret carriesthe coal container 10 the upper end of. which projects slightly abovethe circular top 8 and is closed by the hatches 11. These hatches areopened and closed by the motors 12. The lower end of the container isformed with the delivery spouts 13 for delivering the coal to thecrushers 14, one of which is located at the end of each spout. Thesecrushers are operated by the motors 15. The coal passing through theCrushers is carried by the chutes 16 into the housings 17 of theconveyers 18. These conveyer housings are provided with horizontalportions which lie within the lower part of the turret. The housingsextend upwardly through the circular top of the turret and have theirupper ends supported by the superstructures 5. The conveyers areactuated by the motors 19 located in the lower part of the turret belowthe conveyer. A switch 20 is arranged within the lower part of thisturret for controlling the circuits of the motors.

The upper ends of the conveyer is charged into the chutes 21 carried bythe superstructures 5. The lower end of these chutes are connected bythe flexible joints 22 with the telescopic member 23 of the chute.

Holders 24 may be placed on the tops of the cabins to receive the spoutend of the telescopic part of the chutes for supporting these parts whenthe chutes are not in operation.

The turret is rotated by means of a motor 25 which has its shaftprovided with a gear 26 meshing with a circular rack 27 on the turret.

hen a ship is to be coaled the collier is run alongside the ship and theturret turned to place the superstructure across the collier. Thetelescopic part of the chute is then placed into the hull of the shipand then the motors are started to operate the crushers and theconveyers. Thus the coal will be carried from the container through thecrusher and elevated by the conveyers to the chute and from the chuteinto the hold of the shi IIE two ships are to be coaled the collier isrun between them and one chute placed in the hull of one ship and theother chute placed in the hold of the other. In this way two vessels maybe coaled at the same time.

I have shown the collier as supplied with may be supplied with anynumber of turrets and each of said turrets may also be supplied with 1,2 or more delivery ehutes'and conveyers. V

It Will be seen that the entire Weight of the containers and the coaltherein is carried by the turrets and as the turrets are located Withinthe hull the weight of the parts is located below the Water-line. Thebase of the turrets are constructed like those-of gun turrets and theseparts are not shown in detail. I

By my invention theuse of cranes, buckets, hoists, booms, hoistingengines and the like are rendered unnecessary and much time and troubleis saved in coaling ships.

By inclosing all the parts the escape of dust from the coal is reducedto a minimum so that the collier may easily be kept clean.

It is thought from the foregoing description'that the advantages andnovel features combination and arrangement of the several parts,provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the-appended claims.

'VVhat I claim is 1. A coal collier comprising a-rotatable turret, acoal bunker carried thereby and means carried by the turret forconveying .the coal- ,from the bunker to the ship to be coaled.

2. A coal collier. comprising a rotatable turret, a coal bunker itherein, elevating means earned by the turret for hftlng the coal fromthe. bunker to a point above the ships deck, a chute for receiving thecoal 7 from the elevating means and means for ac-' tuating the turretand elevator means.

3. Ashlp of the class described comprising a rotatable turret locatedWithin the hull of a ship, a coal container carried by the turret, meansfor elevating the coal from the container to a point above the deck ofthe I ship, a superstructure supported by the top of the turret andsupporting the upper end of the elevating means and a delivery chutecarried by the superstructure and receiving the coal from-the elevatingmeans.

In tQStim OIIXWhQIGOf I aflix mysignature.

' STEWART HAROLD BUCHANAN;

